Senior Chinese Diplomat Mocks Trudeau

Senior Chinese Diplomat Mocks Trudeau
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a COVID-19 pandemic briefing from Rideau Cottage in Ottawa, Canada, on Nov. 20, 2020. Lars Hagberg/AFP via Getty Images
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The Chinese consul general in Brazil openly mocked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, calling him a “running dog” to the U.S. government, and accusing him of ruining the friendly foreign relations between China and Canada.

Li Yang, China’s highest-ranking diplomat in Rio de Janeiro, called Trudeau “boy” and a “spendthrift” in English on Twitter on March 28.